Habitat
- Woodland clearings, recently coppiced or clear-felled, with bracken, or leaf litter provided by oak and bramble
- Well-drained habitats with mosaics of grass, bracken, and light scrub
- Hot and freshly cut material
- Abundant foodplants growing in short, sparse vegetation, where there is abundant dead plant material, bracken is preferred
- Scrub edges can provide good breeding conditions, e.g., gorse
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